alpha-1,3/1,6-mannosyltransferase ALG2 and similar proteins
This family is most closely related to the GT4 family of glycosyltransferases. ALG2, a 1,3-mannosyltransferase, in yeast catalyzes the mannosylation of Man(2)GlcNAc(2)-dolichol diphosphate and Man(1)GlcNAc(2)-dolichol diphosphate to form Man(3)GlcNAc(2)-dolichol diphosphate. A deficiency of this enzyme causes an abnormal accumulation of Man1GlcNAc2-PP-dolichol and Man2GlcNAc2-PP-dolichol, which is associated with a type of congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG), designated CDG-Ii, in humans.